[Bitcoin-segwit2x] SegWit2x Hard Fork Testing Update
Tom Zander
tomz at freedommail.ch
Wed Jul 12 19:47:31 UTC 2017
On Wednesday, 12 July 2017 17:58:11 CEST Peter Todd via Bitcoin-segwit2x
wrote:
> Now, to be secure all wallets will need updating in
> the event of a hard fork
Please don’t confuse a hard fork with a chain split.
A chain split can happen at every block, a hard fork is nothing but a
protocol upgrade that when supported by all miners will result in a linear
simple chain of blocks.
It would be unhelpful to confuse the two.
In actual fact, your confusion likely caused you to ask this question as
your entire question is based on this misconception.
More to the point; someone splitting off your chain can not be guarded
against. Again, this can happen any block, including right now.
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